WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.--Announcement was made tonight that the Mexican Embassy had received a message from Mexican Consul General Garcia, at El Paso, stating that 600 Villista bandits were defeated yesterday by General Hernandez at Terreros, near ... View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on January 3, 1917, on Page 8 of the New York edition with the headline: 600 BANDITS ROUTED; MUNITIONS RETAKEN; Murguia Reports Severe Defeat of Villistas and Recovery of Big Store of Arms. BANDITS BEATEN AT TORREON. Chased Toward Lerdo and Defeated Again, Obregon Announces. . Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe